8636 Foot/Second to Knot Conversion

You are currently converting Velocity and Speed units from Foot/Second to Knot

8636 Foot/Second (ft/s)

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5116.69011 Knot (kn)

Foot/Second :
Feet per second is a unit for both speed and velocity. It is defined as the distance in feet traveled or displaced, divided by the time in seconds. Its abbreviations are ft/s, ft/sec and fps, and the scientific notation ft s-1. 1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s.

Knot :
The knot is a non-SI unit for speed. It is equal to one nautical mile(1.852 km) per hour, and approximately equal to 1.151 mph (full name: mile per hour). Without standard abbreviation, the commonly used is kn, but kt and NMPH are also used. In the worldwide, the knot is popularly used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation.